12: Live Like No One Is Watching In The Second Half Of Life with Kevin Nealon & Susan Yeagley
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Show Notes
Join me, Dr. Sarah Milken, in an honest and open conversation about following our passions, facing our fears and trying new things in the second half of life with Susan Yeagley and Kevin Nealon. Susan and Kevin have been married for almost 20 years and are both successful actors. Kevin started his career in stand-up comedy on SNL and went on to star in Weeds, and now his own show Hiking with Kevin. Susan started her career in the film Almost Famous and went on to appear in many famous television shows, including Parks and Recreation and Everybody Loves Raymond. They are giving us the tools we need to become more courageous, figure out what our passions are, and learn to talk about our failures in the second half of life.
Some highlights:
What it’s like to face rejection as an actor
How to foster creativity in our households
Our past lives, like Susan’s jobs at Little Caesar’s, Kevin’s job as Santa Claus, and my job at Chin Chin
All of the lessons’s that Kevin is teaching his son, like always sending handwritten notes and learning to manage your finances
Kevin’s second career as a caricature artist
Why we should always live our truth
How we find ways to juggle different parts of ourselves
How to figure out what our passions really are, and how we can start utilizing them today
The importance of showing up for the people that matter most to us
Golden Nuggets from the episode:
Always live your truth
Always show up for people
Learn to be okay with rejection
Hone in on what you like to do when no one is watching
In order to recreate yourself, you have to follow your passion
Face your fears
You have to believe in yourself so you don’t end up with regrets and you try new things… What’s the worst that could happen if you fail?
It’s important to talk about where you fail in life, not just where you succeed
Full transcript linked here.
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kevin & susan’s bio:
Kevin Nealon
Kevin is an actor, writer, and comedian. He moved to Los Angeles after college and did stand-up comedy for 6 years before he made his network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1984. He later became a regular there and on Late Night with David Letterman. Following this, he became a regular on Saturday Night Live for nine seasons. He went on to act in many movies such as Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Daddy Day Care, and many more and had a recurring role on the television series Weeds amongst other shows. Now, he has his own Youtube show called Hikes with Kevin. Kevin and Susan were married in 2005 and now are raising their 14-year-old son in Los Angeles, CA.
Susan Yeagley
Susan was born and raised in Nashville, TN, and started her career as an actress at 10 years old. She moved to Los Angeles to study film at USC and then went on to become a member of the prestigious 'Sunday Company - Groundlings Improv Group' where she performed sketch comedy and improv. It was during that stint that a casting director saw her perform and cast her in her first film role, Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. You can find her in recurring roles on CBS’s Rules of Engagement, FOX’s Til Death. She has also been on ER, Friends, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Miracles, Ellen, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Parks and Recreation.
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